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Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport (N61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSCR), N61 is currently IFR with winds from 010° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport in Liberty, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSCR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport (N61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Liberty, NC at a field elevation of 750 ft. N61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSCR, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGSO.

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IFR
Observed 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSCR, 10.2 nm away.

Wind
010° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
700 ft
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the north (010°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 700 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KSCR 281515Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM BKN007 OVC050 15/13 A3040 RMK AO2 T01500130

What changed at KSCR (nearest station)?

Since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for N61

Based on the nearest station (KSCR), N61 is currently IFR with winds from 010° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (03). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 750 ft). N61 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSO, about 24 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
03FAV4 kt head1 kt right
214 kt tail1 kt right

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N61 runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 03/21
    1,400 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at N61
    Wind
    03
    4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    21
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061215Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 700 ft.

N61 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of N61

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1503Z (11:03 AM EDT) · 24 NM NW of N61 · altitude unknown · B717
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1503/FL000/TP B717/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1451Z (10:51 AM EDT) · 24 NM NW of N61 · altitude unknown · E170
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1451/FL000/TP E170/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) · 51 NM NW of N61 · during descent · PC24
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1450/FLDURD/TP PC24/SK OVC013
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1442Z (10:42 AM EDT) · 36 NM E of N61 · altitude unknown · A319
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RDU UA /OV RDU 230/12/TM 1442/FL5200/TP A319/SK BASES 5200
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDU 230/12Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1442Reported at 14:42 UTC.
FL5200Altitude: 52,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 5200Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1426Z (10:26 AM EDT) · 84 NM N of N61 · during climb · E145
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LYH UA /OV LYH/TM 1426/FL027/TP E145/SK BKNUNKN-TOP027/RM DURGC RY4 KLYH
LYH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LYHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1426Reported at 14:26 UTC.
FL027Altitude: 2,700 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNKN-TOP027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURGC RY4 KLYHRemarks.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 62 NM SE of N61 · 3,800 ft MSL · CRJ9
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FAY UA /OV FAY/TM 1424/FL038/TP CRJ9/RM BASES
FAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASESRemarks.
PIREP1419Z (10:19 AM EDT) · 93 NM NW of N61 · 35,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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PSK UA /OV PSK/TM 1419/FL350/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 15
PSK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1419Reported at 14:19 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1343Z (9:43 AM EDT) · 24 NM NW of N61 · 2,000 ft MSL · F2TH
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1343/FL020/TP F2TH /SK OVC011 TOP 016
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1343Reported at 13:43 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011 TOP 016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at N61

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSCR reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 71%MVFR 3%IFR 6%LIFR 21%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

03
83%
21
17%

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Live crosswind meter

N61 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSCR, 10 nm away.

N03214 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport (N61)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
N61
City
Liberty
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
750 ft
Coordinates
35.8737, -79.5275
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSCR
TAF
Nearest KGSO
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport (N61)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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